MLA LIFETIME ASSOCIATE MEMBER MARY SAVAGE JUDGED CHAMPION ADULT SHOWMAN AT THE 13TH ANNUAL MLA QUALIFING SHOW JUNE 19, 2010!!

MLA LIFETIME ASSOCIATE MEMBER, MARY SAVAGE FROM SALEM, IOWA REIGNS AS THE CURRENT MLA ADULT SHOWMANSHIP WINNER!!! Mary won her title at the 13th Annual MLA Qualifying Show at the Wapello Co Fair in Eldon, Iowa on June 19, 2010. After some serious coaxing on the PA system by Show announcer Kent Krutsinger, that at times crossed the line into harrassment, Mary reluctantly agreed to particapate with 6 other ladies in the Adult Showmanship Class. Krutsinger had to offer up his mother and MLA President and Show Secretary Judy Krutsinger to parcipate in the class before Miss Savage agreed to throw her hat into the show ring. 5 female spectators from the crowd also signed up with all 7 ladies borrowing halterbroke animals from the Cecil and Aschere Hime showstring.

MLA PARTNERS WITH CIRCUIT RIDERS COWBOYS FOR CHRIST FOR JAW DROPPING IOWA STATE FAIR PARADE ENTRY!!

Wednesday evening August 6, 2008 found MLA Treasurer and Circuit Riders Cowboys For Christ President Kent Krutsinger and his trusty sidekicks and trophy steers Special K Woodrow(right) and Special K Rio Lobo(left) parading down Grand Avenue in downtown Des Moines, Iowa for the annual Iowa State Fair Parade. Hoots, hollers and spontanous applause greeted Woodrow and Rio Lobo, with one lady proclaiming "I've never seen anything like that!!!" Many did doubletakes and stared jaw dropped while Woodrow and his over 8 foot horned span rolled down the parade route. The MLA/CFC parade entry of Woodrow and Lobo was featured in parade coverage on the local Fox TV Channel 17 parade coverage. Following the parade Woodrow and Lobo stopped by Kent's local church to visit with the Pioneer Club and pose for a photo op with their latest fan club!!(bottom pic)

CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY TROPHY STEERS FOR SALE!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIAL K RIO GRANDE(pictured above) and other Championship Quality Texas Longhorn Trophy Steers visit www.buymycattle.blogspot.com or contact Kent Krutsinger @ 641-344-4716.

KENT KRUTSINGER'S SPECIAL K LONGHORNS A FRONT PAGE FEATURE!!

MLA Treasurer Kent Krutsinger's Special K Longhorns were the Front Page feature story in the Chartiton Newspapers Annual "Salute to Agriculture 2008" published on March 20, 2008. The article featured background on the Texas Longhorn breed, Krutsinger's 25 year breeding program and pictures of the award winning Special K herd. Krutsinger ranches north of Chariton, Iowa in SouthCentral Iowa. For more info on the Special K breeding program visit the Special K website @ www.buymycattle.blogspot.com

KRUTSINGER VOTED MLA 2007 "TOP HAND" AWARD WINNER!!!

Midwestern Longhorn Association members recently voted Lifetime MLA member Kent Krutsinger of Chariton, Iowa as the MLA 2007 "Top Hand" Award Winner. This annual award goes to the MLA member the MLA membership believes has sacrificed the most to propel MLA forward over the past year. Krutsinger is a founding Lifetime member of MLA and currently wears multiple hats for the association. Kent is the current MLA Treasurer, Webmaster and Show Chairman. Other MLA members recieving votes in the Top Hand Award balloting were Todd and Kathy Groharing of Davenport, Iowa who currently serve as MLA Youth advisors and donated our Longhorn heifer we are raffling this spring. And John and Jane Thate of Fairmont, Minnesota who host our annual MLA Ranch Tour each summer. (pictured below Kent Krutsinger)

PICTURES FROM MLA'S 11TH ANNUAL TEXAS LONGHORN SHOW AT THE WAPELLO COUNTY FAIR IN ELDON IOWA JUNE 2007. pics courtesy of Shadow Seaman

GOT HORNS??? HEY CHECK THIS OUT!!

You're invited to visit Special K Longhorns new weblog @ http://www.buymycattle.blogspot.com/ where

National Champion Quality Texas Longhorn Trophy Steers like the 96 1/2" ttt horned Special K Woodrow pictured above are for sale, along with Show winning cows and fancy pasture producing Texas Longhorn cows, heifers, herdsires and herdsire prospects, as well as fancy roping stock and grain and grass fed Texas Longhorn beef.

MIDWESTERN LONGHORN ASSOCIATION MEMBERS CAPTURE ALL REGION 4 ITLA YEAR END AWARDS AND TROPHY STEER SPECIAL K COMMENCHEROS WINS NATIONAL GRAND CHAMPION

Midwestern Longhorn Association members brought home the Regional and National Hardware at the recent 2007 International Longhorn Association Convention. Pictured above is the Trophy Steer Special K Commencheros who is the ITLA National Grand Champion Trophy Steer for 2007. He is owned and exhibited by MLA Treasurer Kent Krutsinger of Chariton, Iowa. Krutsinger's Special K Longhorns also recieved High Point Owner for ITLA Region 4.

The following results for ITLA Region 4 (Iowa, S Dakota, N Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska) are 2007 High Point Champions in their age divisions.

REGION 4 HALTERED HIGH POINT SHOW LEGACY AWARDS

Champion Junior Heifer(tie)-LCC Pepper Pattie-Charlie Henaman and IWA Baby Doll-Todd and Kathy Groharing

Reserve Champion Heifer-IWA Unlimited Dreams-Todd and Kathy Groharing

Champion Senior Heifer-IWA Pocahontas-Todd and Kathy Groharing

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer-Hime 15-Cecil Hime

Champion Senior Bull-Hime 25-Cecil Hime

Champion Junior Steer-Watson 265-Cecil Hime

Reserve Champion Junior Steer-LCC Winter Hawk-Charlie Henaman

Champion Senior Steer-Freedom Aki-One Sky Ranch

REGION 4 NON HALTERED HIGH POINT SHOW LEGACY AWARDS

Champion Junior Heifer-Special K Type and Shadow-Kent Krutsinger

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer-Special K Hey Boo Boo-Kent Krutsinger

Champion Senior Heifer-Special K Peach Cobbler-Kent Krutsinger

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer-Special K Agape Love-Kent Krutsinger

Champion Junior Cow-Watson 484-Cecil Hime

Reserve Champion Junior Cow-Special K Show Me Measles-Kent Krutsinger

Champion Senior Cow-DR 203-Cecil Hime

Reserve Champion Senior Cow-D and M's 382-Charlie Henaman

Champion Junior Steer-Special K Show Me The Glory-Kent Krutsinger

Reserve Champion Junior Steer-Special K For God's Glory-Kent Krutsinger

Champion Senior Steer-Special K Red River-Kent Krutsinger

Reserve Champion Senior Steer-Special K Rio Lobo-Kent Krutsinger

Champion Trophy Steer-Special K Commencheros-Kent Krutsinger

Reserve Champion Trophy Steer-Special K Woodrow-Kent Krutsinger

MLA-YEAR ELEVEN "DRIVING TOWARDS GREATNESS"!!

COME JOIN MLA AND JOIN THE "DRIVE TOWARDS GREATNESS" as Texas Longhorn Breeders from across the Midwest and the United States show, promote and market this historic breed of Texas Longhorns to the World!!